From “Does anyone know how to get to the airport?” to “All good”: Will Evenepoel compete in Catalonia?

After that WorldTour outing, it was time for another block away from racing. Evenepoel had been due to stay out of competition for more than a month, and recently travelled to Tenerife for an altitude camp. Around Mount Teide, the reigning world time trial champion has been preparing for his next set of race days, due to begin with the Volta a Catalunya, which starts on 23 March. That race forms an important step in his build-up to the Ardennes Classics, where the Belgian is expected to ride all three major events.

Incidentally, Evenepoel isn’t the only one stuck on Tenerife. Visma | Lease a Bike climber Jørgen Nordhagen is also on the island and was also scheduled to start on Monday. A training ride by Evenepoel on Strava on Friday seems to indicate that everything will turn out fine in the end. “ALL GOOD,” the Belgian wrote alongside a 48-kilometer ride, apparently from the mountain down to the coast.